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| Live Q&A: How is progress on LGBT rights achieved? | Live Q&A: How is progress on LGBT rights achieved? |
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| “Ending marginalisation and exclusion of LGBT people is a human rights priority – and a development imperative,” said Ban Ki-moon at the UN general assembly last September, despite the fact there is no mention of LGBT rights in the sustainable development goals (SDGs) announced at the conference. | “Ending marginalisation and exclusion of LGBT people is a human rights priority – and a development imperative,” said Ban Ki-moon at the UN general assembly last September, despite the fact there is no mention of LGBT rights in the sustainable development goals (SDGs) announced at the conference. |
| Although human rights groups have questioned the absence of specific language on sexual orientation and gender identity in the SDGs, the hope is that the wording is broad enough to include the rights of all people and “leave no one behind”. | Although human rights groups have questioned the absence of specific language on sexual orientation and gender identity in the SDGs, the hope is that the wording is broad enough to include the rights of all people and “leave no one behind”. |
| So given that LGBT people are still marginalised all over the world – suffering disproportionate discrimination in work, school and wider society and shocking rates of violence – how can activists, lawyers and politicians work together to achieve change? | So given that LGBT people are still marginalised all over the world – suffering disproportionate discrimination in work, school and wider society and shocking rates of violence – how can activists, lawyers and politicians work together to achieve change? |
| Related: Who are your LGBT heroes? Tell us about the activists bringing change | Related: Who are your LGBT heroes? Tell us about the activists bringing change |
| Notable breakthroughs have been reached in the last year - Colombia’s constitutional court ruled in favour of allowing same-sex couples to adopt children, Mozambique decriminalised gay sex and India is reviewing its own colonial-era anti-gay law. | Notable breakthroughs have been reached in the last year - Colombia’s constitutional court ruled in favour of allowing same-sex couples to adopt children, Mozambique decriminalised gay sex and India is reviewing its own colonial-era anti-gay law. |
| How were these milestones accomplished? And beyond legislation, how does society go from being deeply discriminatory to accepting LGBT people’s right to exist? How can countries all around the world learn from each other to realise a better world for sexual orientation and gender identity minorities? | How were these milestones accomplished? And beyond legislation, how does society go from being deeply discriminatory to accepting LGBT people’s right to exist? How can countries all around the world learn from each other to realise a better world for sexual orientation and gender identity minorities? |
| Join an expert panel on Thursday 11 February, 1-3pm GMT, to discuss these questions and more. | Join an expert panel on Thursday 11 February, 1-3pm GMT, to discuss these questions and more. |
| From 8-14 February the Guardian Global Development Professionals Network is highlighting the work of the LGBT rights activists throughout the world. Follow the conversation at #LGBTChange. | From 8-14 February the Guardian Global Development Professionals Network is highlighting the work of the LGBT rights activists throughout the world. Follow the conversation at #LGBTChange. |
| Panel | Panel |
| Lewis Brooks, policy and research manager, The Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS), London, UK, @lewibrooksLewis leads the RCS’s LGBT rights work which seeks to build a “commonwealth approach” to the issue. | |
| Jonathan Cooper, chief executive, Human Dignity Trust, London, UK, @HumanDignityTHuman Dignity Trust supports those who want to challenge laws that criminalise homosexuality, wherever they exist in the world. | Jonathan Cooper, chief executive, Human Dignity Trust, London, UK, @HumanDignityTHuman Dignity Trust supports those who want to challenge laws that criminalise homosexuality, wherever they exist in the world. |
| Leah Entenmann, research and communications coordinator, Alturi, New York, USA, @AlturiOrgLeah advocates on international sexuality, sex, and gender human rights issues. Alturi educates about the lives of LGBTI people worldwide. | |
| Rosanna Flamer-Caldera, executive director, Equal Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka, @_EQUALGROUND_Rosanna was formerly the co-secretary general of Ilga, before founding Equal Ground in Sri Lanka. | Rosanna Flamer-Caldera, executive director, Equal Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka, @_EQUALGROUND_Rosanna was formerly the co-secretary general of Ilga, before founding Equal Ground in Sri Lanka. |
| Naomi Fontanos, executive director, Gender and Development Advocates (Ganda) Filipinas, Quezon City, PhilippinesNaomi is a writer, feminist and trans* rights activist in the Philippines. Led by transgender women, Ganda Filipinas advocates for genuine gender equality for all Filipinos. | Naomi Fontanos, executive director, Gender and Development Advocates (Ganda) Filipinas, Quezon City, PhilippinesNaomi is a writer, feminist and trans* rights activist in the Philippines. Led by transgender women, Ganda Filipinas advocates for genuine gender equality for all Filipinos. |
| Kyle Knight, LGBT rights programme researcher, Human Rights Watch (HRW), New York, USA, @knightktmKyle covers Europe and Asia for HRW’s LGBT rights programme. Before that, he was a fellow at the Williams Institute and a Fulbright scholar in Nepal. | Kyle Knight, LGBT rights programme researcher, Human Rights Watch (HRW), New York, USA, @knightktmKyle covers Europe and Asia for HRW’s LGBT rights programme. Before that, he was a fellow at the Williams Institute and a Fulbright scholar in Nepal. |
| Tam Nguyen, founder, Viet Pride Hanoi, Hanoi, VietnamTam founded Vietnam’s first Pride celebration in 2012 – a bicycle rally. She recently graduated from Penn State University with a Master’s in community psychology & social change. | |
| Caleb Orozco, LGBT human rights advocate, United Belizean Advocacy Movement (UniBam), Belize City, Belize, @UNIBAMSupportCaleb is currently challenging Belize’s sodomy law in the courts. He founded UniBam in 2006 which educates on LGBT rights and advocates for legal changes. | Caleb Orozco, LGBT human rights advocate, United Belizean Advocacy Movement (UniBam), Belize City, Belize, @UNIBAMSupportCaleb is currently challenging Belize’s sodomy law in the courts. He founded UniBam in 2006 which educates on LGBT rights and advocates for legal changes. |
| Sujan Panta, human rights and legal officer, Blue Diamond Society, Kathmandu, Nepal, @sujanktmLawyer working for the human rights of LGBTI community in Nepal. | Sujan Panta, human rights and legal officer, Blue Diamond Society, Kathmandu, Nepal, @sujanktmLawyer working for the human rights of LGBTI community in Nepal. |
| Renato Sabbadini, executive director, International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association, Geneva, Switzerland, @RenatoSabbadiniLinguist by training, gay rights activist since 1992, worked at the European Parliament, executive director at Ilga since 2013. | Renato Sabbadini, executive director, International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association, Geneva, Switzerland, @RenatoSabbadiniLinguist by training, gay rights activist since 1992, worked at the European Parliament, executive director at Ilga since 2013. |
| Omar Sharif Jr, actor/ambassador, Human Rights Foundation, New York, USA, @omarsharifjrEgyptian actor and activist who became the first out Arabic public figure in 2012. | Omar Sharif Jr, actor/ambassador, Human Rights Foundation, New York, USA, @omarsharifjrEgyptian actor and activist who became the first out Arabic public figure in 2012. |
| Michael Vidler, human rights lawyer, Vidler & Co Solicitors, Hong KongA human rights lawyer with experience advising LGBTI groups and bringing LGBTI-related constitutional challenges to court in Hong Kong. | Michael Vidler, human rights lawyer, Vidler & Co Solicitors, Hong KongA human rights lawyer with experience advising LGBTI groups and bringing LGBTI-related constitutional challenges to court in Hong Kong. |